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Hummingbird is a tale of redemption, starring Jason Statham, which is set in London’s unforgiving economic underclass

Scripted and directed by Steven Knight (the Oscar-nominated writer of Dirty
Pretty Things), Hummingbird is a tale of redemption set in London’s
violent, unforgiving economic underclass. Imbued by director of photography
Chris Menges with a gritty, unvarnished realism, it’s an unexpected vehicle
for Jason Statham. His role requires him to venture beyond his usual skill
set (being bald, hitting stuff) and deliver a rather more complex
performance (having hair, seducing a nun, hitting stuff).

He plays Joey Jones, a soldier on the run from a court martial who now lives
in a fug of alcoholic oblivion, down and out